Is the shoot a root with a view?

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-43

  Benfey, Philip N ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033083411     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)80008-9     Document Type: Article

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